Fountain paintbrush



w. c. SE ITZ FOUNTAIN PAIN'I'BRUSH April 6,1926. I 1,579,568

Filed Jan. 26, 1922 z Sheets-Sh'et 1' I a painted Patented Apr. 1926.

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Be it lenouui that 1, KW" LLI rr G. Smrrz, a

citizen off the United States, residingiat Palmer, the county for-.Saratoga and igState of Nexw'York, have iinfentechcei' L nT lQW and:useful l nproyeinents n a, Founta n a rth u ll, ,O which Lthe tollonilngi a specification. T i ll ze l n rel s t toi e Pa m brushes "and ndorearticnlarly 'gto l ne p ed ape-Ma e r s 2 Paw e ar e structures sucha's'b 'es,;cln 1rches large essels and stealnshlps and other ,s1 nnlar.

largefstructures ipon WlIlQh it ils rimean or a painter to worl; with anord nary brush and bucket.

The primary object; .of the inyention' is to provide ,ajstructure whichwill include reserigoir adapted to be mounted'up on the back er theworkman 'and connected a paint brush in'a manner that-will causethefpaint in. the reservoir rtoflbe' automatil y'fe pplied to afbrush asthe workman applies the brush to the surface tdlhe .on e oi th bj c eofithe inyention is to pron de a devicefott' th s -'.cl1ar ac ter whichwi i e' mechanica y operated in a manner that will; cause tlie paint tobe evenly distributed a b hi hile h evice i in operat1on.'-

I Other objects of the' inventionf will ap.- pe ar: upon considerationof the following 7 d tail lescriptio rugs, wherein;

n and a coo npanying draw girdle strap a is vprovided to go around thewaist ofthe workman so that the frame work will be properly held inposition upon the workinans back. g j

Supported in the frameis a supporting ring 5 whichis circular inform andwhich I 1 supports a semi-circular tube 6 which forms 'thepaintreservoir 7. The tube '6 1s atindie of a" suitable rotary ns 1% tonreimr y upeer Figure l isa View otthe entire apparatus field 0 h uppQes-. me 9 r ae 121 6.

asindic ated at 9. Thecl' v with a pas eway l Q w ply chamber 11? withinV fi tiktQ i f h 9 1? la es elevat d p n a shaftl ftnli 'ch' is retreatd ,i rth amb r-l e sli wtni The a 1 mended be fie are bear.- t the shaftand "a spool :15 is mounted Tupon the shaft to receive afiexiblelcordfi'lG" which have its e i l With n re ch L 1 the Workmeoitliet he 1 C1 1 may be e ated'wl h c rdi 'meinber equipped "withpulled, 7 Aftension"spring 1 7 fhasfone encl" fire a d the ther are" ata hed t0 th 9 0 15 ha wh n the snod i nw nd.

by pullingthe cord 16 the'spring'17 will tend to --rewincl spool jforwinding the rd 1111 the r lithus' P i fi i i h operator to g veasuccession of pulls to the cord 16 whereby. the agitator "ele nent 12 mab m ve "to P ven th W i wi clogging in thecharnber -11. -Alfilleropening 18 isv provided with a reinoyable cap wh by he pa i l 'cllembe fq -r e oi m y b fi led and a :.fi-*. ;b1 Fs pr y. -ub fo r p 19 isattached to. the chainb er 11 as, shown so that thegpaint may beconducted the pipe 19 to a'paint hlfush 19 Af plunger 21 isladapted toextend into'the open end'of the reseryoir an d this is preferably"constructed yieldablerub 'ber 'lnatei ial adapted to longitudinallystretch so its diameter may be decreased whendesired. end ofltlie"plunger 21 is connected" to [a plunger re d 22 (if substantially se niiecircular formation which has 'one end as indicated at 23, attached toan op crating arin 24 which is rigidly fixed'to'a centrally locatedpiinion 25 inounted upon a centrally located. studdshaft' 26; A pinion25 is in lnesh witha large driving gear 27 which Operates upon asuitably located shaft and the outer end of" this shaft is equipped'witha square portion 28 whereby a wrenchor other similar tool may be appliedto the shaft for turning the gear 27 I The gear 27 is equipped with aradially extending arm 29 the outer end ofwhich projects beyond: theperiphery of the gear 27. This projected end of the arm 29' is attachedto two spring retaining rods 30 which are substantially circular inforinfas shown and have their free ends extended through a supportingbearing 31 carried by the frame. The bearing 31 acts as an abutmentmember for coil springs 32 each of which embraces one of the rods 30.These springs are of the expansion type and when a wrench or tool isapplied to the square end 28 of the shaft of the. large gear, the arm 29may be pulled to a position of tightly compressing both of the springs32 as will be readily apparent from a consideration of the structureshown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. To maintain the springs 32 undercompression until the apparatus is to be released, a locking pawl or dog33 is pivotally mounted on the frame and'adapted to engage the pinion25.

As stated, the piston 21 is of rubber material so that it may belongitudinally expanded to decrease its diameter. The longitudinalexpansion or lengthening of the piston 21 is accomplished by a flexiblechain 34 which is attached to one end of the piston 21 and passesthrough guide loops 35 carried by the rod 22, the free end of the chainbeing adapted to be attached to a hook member 36 mounted on the end ofthe arm 24. By pulling upon the chain 3%, the rub ber piston 21 may belongitudinally extended to decrease its diameter so that it may beconveniently inserted into the reservoir 7. When the chain is releasedthe rubber piston will expand, thus making a tightjoint and preventingany of the paint from leaking from the reservoir.

When the apparatus is in use, the frame structure 1 will be strappedupon the back of the painter or workman and he will hold the paint brushin either hand. By releasing dog 33, the springs 32 will be per mittedto expand thus imparting a turning movement to the gear 27 which willturn the pinion 25. The pinion 25 carrying the arm 2% will impart amovement to the plunger arm 22 which will push or force the plunger 21into the paint reservoir 7, thus forcing the paint out. through thechamber 11 and to the supply tube 19. The agitator element 12 may beoperated to keep the paint flowing evenly and preventclogging within thereservoir or chamber 11.

Minor changes may be made in the de tails of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a frame work, asubstantially semi-circular tube forming a paint chamber having one endclosed and the other end opened, a plunger element movable into the openend of the said tube, a plunger rod attached to the plunger, a pinioncentrally mounted in the frame, a large gear in mesh with the pinion andmounted in the said frame, spring retaining rods, an arm carried by thelarge gear and attached to one end of the spring retaining rod, coilexpansion springs embracing the said spring retaining rods and havingengagement with the said arm carried by the large gear, an abutmentmember for the opposite ends of the said springs, means to manuallyrotate the said large gear whereby the springs may be compressed, and anoperating arm carried by the pinion and'attached to one end of the saidplunger rod.

2. A device of the character described comprising a frame work soconstructed as to be attached to the back of an operator, asemi-circular reservoir, a plunger movable in one end of the reservoir,a rod connected to said plunger, an arm for actuating said plunger rod,a pinion secured to said rod, a large gear attached to the frame and inmesh vwith the pinion, compression springs attached to the large gear, aprojecting arm acting against said compression springs, means forrotating" the large gear, a tube leading from one end of the reservoir,a brush attached to said tube, and means for controlling the flow offluid into said brush.

7 3. A device of the character described comprising a semi-circular tubeforming a reservoir, a plunger movable in one end of said reservoir, atube leading from the opposite end of said reservoir, means for agitating liquid in said reservoir, and means for agitating the plunger inthe opposite end of the reservoir.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature.

. WILLIAM C. SEITZ.

